International Convention on SalvageWord格式.docx

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CONSCIOUSofthemajorcontributionwhichefficientandtimelysalvageoperationscanmaketothesafetyofvesselsandotherpropertyindangerandtotheprotectionoftheenvironment,

CONVINCEDoftheneedtoensurethatadequateincentivesareavailabletopersonswhoundertakesalvageoperationsinrespectofvesselsandotherpropertyindanger,

HAVEAGREEDasfollows:

CHAPTERI

GENERALPROVISIONS

Article1

Definitions

ForthepurposeofthisConvention:

（a）"

Salvageoperation"

meansanyactoractivityundertakentoassistavesseloranyotherpropertyindangerinnavigablewatersorinanyotherwaterswhatsoever.

（b）"

Vessel"

meansanyshiporcraft,oranystructurecapableofnavigation.

（c）"

Property"

meansanypropertynotpermanentlyandintentionallyattachedtotheshorelineandincludesfreightatrisk.

（d）"

Damagetotheenvironment"

meanssubstantialphysicaldamagetohumanhealthortomarinelifeorresourcesincoastalorinlandwatersorareasadjacentthereto,causedbypollution,contamination,fire,explosionorsimilarmajorincidents.

（e）"

Payment"

meansanyreward,remunerationorcompensationdueunderthisConvention.

（f）"

Organization"

meanstheInternationalMaritimeOrganization.

（g）"

Secretary-General"

meanstheSecretary-GeneraloftheOrganization.

Article2

ApplicationoftheConvention

ThisConventionshallapplywheneverjudicialorarbitralproceedingsrelatingtomattersdealtwithinthisConventionarebroughtinaStateParty.

Article3

Platformsanddrillingunits

ThisConventionshallnotapplytofixedorfloatingplatformsortomobileoffshoredrillingunitswhensuchplatformsorunitsareonlocationengagedintheexploration,exploitationorproductionofsea-bedmineralresources.

Article4

State-ownedvessels

1.Withoutprejudicetoarticle5,thisConventionshallnotapplytowarshipsorothernon-commercialvesselsownedoroperatedbyaStateandentitled,atthetimeofsalvageoperations,tosovereignimmunityundergenerallyrecognizedprinciplesofinternationallawunlessthatStatedecidesotherwise.

2.WhereaStatePartydecidestoapplytheConventiontoitswarshipsorothervesselsdescribedinparagraph1,itshallnotifytheSecretary-Generalthereofspecifyingthetermsandconditionsofsuchapplication.

Article5

Salvageoperationscontrolledbypublicauthorities

1.ThisConventionshallnotaffectanyprovisionsofnationallaworanyinternationalconventionrelatingtosalvageoperationsbyorunderthecontrolofpublicauthorities.

2.Nevertheless,salvorscarryingoutsuchsalvageoperationsshallbeentitledtoavailthemselvesoftherightsandremediesprovidedforinthisConventioninrespectofsalvageoperations.

3.TheextenttowhichapublicauthorityunderadutytoperformsalvageoperationsmayavailitselfoftherightsandremediesprovidedforinthisConventionshallbedeterminedbythelawoftheStatewheresuchauthorityissituated.

Article6

Salvagecontracts

1.ThisConventionshallapplytoanysalvageoperationssavetotheextentthatacontractotherwiseprovidesexpresslyorbyimplication.

2.Themastershallhavetheauthoritytoconcludecontractsforsalvageoperationsonbehalfoftheownerofthevessel.Themasterortheownerofthevesselshallhavetheauthoritytoconcludesuchcontractsonbehalfoftheownerofthepropertyonboardthevessel.

3.Nothinginthisarticleshallaffecttheapplicationofarticle7nordutiestopreventorminimizedamagetotheenvironment.

Article7

Annulmentandmodificationofcontracts

Acontractoranytermsthereofmaybeannulledormodifiedif:

（a）thecontracthasbeenenteredintounderundueinfluenceortheinfluenceofdangeranditstermsareinequitable;

or

（b）thepaymentunderthecontractisinanexcessivedegreetoolargeortoosmallfortheservicesactuallyrendered.

CHAPTERII

PERFORMANCEOFSALVAGEOPERATIONS

Article8

Dutiesofthesalvorandoftheownerandmaster

1.Thesalvorshalloweadutytotheownerofthevesselorotherpropertyindanger:

（a）tocarryoutthesalvageoperationswithduecare;

（b）inperformingthedutyspecifiedinsubparagraph（a）,toexerciseduecaretopreventorminimizedamagetotheenvironment;

（c）wheneve